Man recovering from park stabbing

STOCKTON - A man was listed in stable condition after being stabbed Tuesday afternoon at a south Stockton park, police said.

The man told authorities he was sitting on a bench at McKinley Park about 12:50 p.m. when his assailant walked up from behind and stabbed him once before fleeing east on East 8th Street on a red bicycle. The victim was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.

The assailant was described as a Latino man in his 30s standing 5 feet 8 to 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds, police said. He was bald with a goatee, a white T-shirt and blue jeans.